LDB4-1957-073 Die Break

Description

Seventy-third die break cataloged for the 1957 proof Lincoln Wheat Cent — a staggering count that dwarfs even the extensively documented 1956 proof die break population. The Hardy reference carries a "Pending" status, designated 57P-Pending-EL, meaning this variety had been submitted to the Hardy catalog but had not yet received a final position assignment. The "EL" suffix likely indicates the break's general location zone on the die face, awaiting precise position mapping. Pending Hardy designations represent the frontier of die break research — varieties whose physical characteristics have been identified but whose formal integration into the catalog remains incomplete. That the Hardy system continues to receive new submissions for a proof date struck nearly seven decades ago underscores the ongoing nature of variety research, where specialists still find undocumented breaks by examining proof coins with modern magnification. No Cohen cross-reference is listed. Cataloged as LDB4-1957-073 by Cuds on Coins, the variety documents a die fracture on the final full year of proof Wheat Cent production before the 1959 Memorial reverse transition.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Rick Guined
• Cross references: Hardy 57P-Pending-EL. 04/10/2025.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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